Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-07-16
MINNESOTA 4.

celebrate In the c lntry.
Duluth is grow *. The jail is to be in
creased to three tunes its present size and
capacity.
The body Of an unknown man has been
found at Deans lake, three miles east of
Shakopee.
An unsuccessful eIort was made the other
night to bloN open the posloaice safe at Red
wood Falls.
An unsuc essfui effort was made the other
night to bios open the postofice safe at Red
wood Falls.
The sixteen saloons OF Fergus Falls have
been closed, having failed TO put up the big
license mo, ~.
The sixteen saloons Of Fergus. Falls have
been closed, having failed to put I'D the big
license n oley.
Proctoc Knott was not among the attrac-
tons al "the zenith city Of the unsalted seas
on the Fourth.
Senator Vest, OF Missouri, was In St. Paul
on the 9TH. He astoEished the reporters by
refusin 10 talk.
The ncw assessment of personal property In
Manka.o shows a total Of 1854, 600, an increase
Of $500. 90 over last year.
The 'cw assessment Of personal property in
Manka') shows a total OF 1854, 600, an increas e
of s20n 90 over last year.
Rev j. }. Hull, of the Valley Springs Free
Bapti- church, immersed twenty-one people
In tho )eaver on a recent Sunday.
Cht "a bugs are very destructive In Winons
count, and the vicinity of Fergus Falls and
Zumb TIA. They have done mueh damage.
Cat trine Toilmeu sues Mank2to for
300 damages, personal injuries alleged 10
have neen received through negligence Of the
city With regard u the condition Of the
street.
A -. Paul woman decided over TO her hus-
band roperty to the amount Of 500, O0O, and
gave nim power OF attorney for $50, 600 more,
becans she had renounced the world aud
wished to join the Salvation army.
knute Johnson, a farm hand OF TALBOT
Swenson, Of the town OF Minneola, was gorcd
to death by a bull Saturday, the animals
horn passing through his body. The bull
was known to be vicious, but ran at large.
Mrs. Luella Banks has been granted a
divorce In Minneapolis from her husband,
Willis II. Banks, a civil engineer. Banks has
been married twice since he left his wife,
the last marriage being with Miss Ella Ran.
dali, a young woman from Burlington, Iowa,
Alexander White, Of Rochester, was struck
full in the back by the wad OF a cannon,
which prematurely discharged Monday msru-
Ing, and at an examination at night three
Of his ribs were found broken away from his
injuries. He may recover.
Hon. lgnatus Douneliy, OF NIniuger, has
consented 10 deliver an address at the coming
Industrial fair at Red Wing, on the topic:
"Hew to Make a Great State" Hon. John
Lind, Of New U.m, congressman from the
Second district, has also. consented to be
present and deliver an address.
A family, consisting Of Mrs. Maria Tranah,
her four children ami a visitor, Mrs. Rabb, OF
Duluth, were poisoned by eating homemade
ice cream July 4, supposed TO be perfectly
pure. Physicians were summoned aud the
party, with the exception of Mrs. Tranah,
are pronounced out of danger Tuesday eve.
ming. The mother is still very low.
A Nr. Anderson, residing near d Wing,
los. bis stables and other property hy heiag
SET on fire by lightning Monday. His lit t
dau Ghter, aged seven years, by some means
fel! into the fire and was seriously If not
| fatally burned Oscar Hare, residing in W,s'
Rcd Wing, had the sight Of one eye destroyed
by the premature explosion Of a large ire
cracker on Monday.
G.. Townsend aud A. Cohen, Of Wa1ena,
became involved IN au alteration over a Girl
Monday evening. The former used u r,voi
yer on the latter while Cohen hit Townsend
with a hammer. Cohen then fired. The mar
shall endeavored to capture the culprit ana
ordered him to stop. Not doing ibls the
marshal used a shot gun, filing his face fad
Of shot. Both parties are quite seriously in
iared.
On the day the high license law went into
effect the follosing special was sent from
Breinerd' fhe saloons were ali closed tight
| to-day, and viii be closed also tomorrow. All
liquor licenses expired yesterday. but as the
two weeks publication OF applications for
licenses doer not expire until Saturday even
ing the council will not meet until then to
pass upon said applications. The saloon
men do not care to run any risk and pcrfcr
TO close up.
In the district court at Like Benton the
grand jury Wednesday brought In two in
dtctmcnts, one of which was against John l..
Cass, editor Of the News, charging him vi Il
the larceny Of $50 from the American lives
ment company OF + L m .tshurg, 10. Mr.. Cass
was Immediately arraigned and an order OF
the court was given until the first day Of the
next general term. being July q, lSSS, to
plead. His old bail bond Of $1,000 Vas al
lowed 20 stand. Court then Immediately ad-
journed.
Duluth Special: Valuable discovery Of
magnetic ore has been made on the Mesabi
range. The vein Is b5tween three aud four
miles long, varying in width from 80 to 900
feet. Samples brought in have been assayed
and the ore found to be considerably within
the bessemer grade, the metallic iron running
as high AS 66 per cent, and the phosphorus
as low as .05S. The ledge Is owned princi-
pally I'm Michigan, Minneapolis and Duluth.
Active Developments will be commenced at
once IL further exploration bear out the indi-
cations. This new deposit IS the largest and
mos. valuable known In the world.